Im completely mind ****ed by that. 1.25 quarts every 1k miles? From a brand new state of the art V8?? Wtf
Anyone else frustrated with Ford over the next GT500?
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Im completely mind ****ed by that. 1.25 quarts every 1k miles? From a brand new state of the art V8?? Wtf
Lexus has the same spec. Had an issue with IS/GS350 and early LS460 engines eating oil like a fat kid at a cupcake store. Interestingly enough, when Lexus switched to 0W-20 oil, our oil consumption issues seemingly have gone away.
Bingo. Lexus IS250 engines 06-11 had bad oil coking issues on the valves and carbon deposits on the pistons. Aggressive PCV setup with no port fuel injectors to clean valves. Probably aggressive on the gap too.
As stated, 0W-20 engines seem to be problem free. Probably a combo of higher quality oil (specifications) and being more conservative with pistons rings. I guess they realized the average Lexus owners spend more time in traffic than at the track. By a WIDE margin. lol
From the 2017-18 GT350 Owners Manual Supplement.
Honestly, burning a quart of oil for every 500 track miles isn't that bad. If you average around 80-90 mph per lap, you're talking about only burning a quart in about 2.5, maybe 3 days on the track. Think about the stress the motor is under when racing. Sounds pretty reasonable, based on my limited understanding.
Most performance na engines eat up oil at about a quart every 1000 mile of moderate to heavy driving. The revvier the engine, the more they eat.
Ferrari mills drink it like water
Anyways,
Bmw e92-94 v8
Audi rs4-rs5 v8
Mercedes c63 v8
Etc all eat up oil.
I could easily go on.
Same case for basically all hipo v8’s and na engines including but not limited to any cammed Chevy dodge and ford builds. Once the mill routinely sees 7500rpm, it’ll eat
Ferrari mills drink it like water
Anyways,
Bmw e92-94 v8
Audi rs4-rs5 v8
Mercedes c63 v8
Etc all eat up oil.
I could easily go on.
Same case for basically all hipo v8’s and na engines including but not limited to any cammed Chevy dodge and ford builds. Once the mill routinely sees 7500rpm, it’ll eat
And fwiw, I’m just talking with y’all, buy what ya wanna buy, just make sure you understand what you’re buying prior to purchase.
A GT350 is quick on the track, and slow on the street. A hellcat is the opposite I’m sure.
That being said, I’d rather have the power on tap and not need it vs need it and not have it. If ford did a boosted GT350, those customers wouldn’t have gone and bought hellcats, right @biminiLX?
Oh no harm or foul man, we’re all gear heads. I have owned lots of things other than fords. My daily is a buick product, my work truck is a gmc, I’ve had Dodge, Infiniti, Mazda, Honda, Toyota, Chevy, on and on.
I’m probably one of 5 people on this site that stands up for a fast clean Honda if it’s done right.
I won’t bash on a gt350 for its acceleration. It eats on scatpacks, ss’s, and other na cars.
I’ll bash ford for not building a gt500. That’s where I put that pent up rage. The gt350 program hit above its bogies. The gt500 team needs to wrap it up imo.
For the sake of being lighthearted, maybe Mueller is heading up the gt500 project?
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Good to see everyone talking today. Posts in this thread hold me over until that GLORIOUS day!
Posts in this thread hold me over until that GLORIOUS day!
I guess it goes to prove that bigger and faster is always better! lol
I heard ford is just waiting for this thread to reach 5,200 posts before release. I’ve also heard from some pretty reliable sources it’s coming in hot with a HOT VEEE!
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LMFAO
Those photoshops were awesome. lol
Exactly. But had they built a GT500 along with the GT350 you still would have sold all you got.
27 GT350s and 27 GT500. Or 17
Either way Ford lost sales it easily would've had with simply making a blown version of the GT350 and calling it a GT500.
They could still have made this supposedly new badass upcoming GT500.
Oh well, I'm happy with my Hellcat but still want a new '19 Performance blue CF interior package GT350 to throw on a TT flex fuel deal!
-J
At this point, can they even finalize, reveal, open order banks, build, ship, and sale the gt500 on the S550 chassis before the S650 comes to fruition?
That probably wouldn't have worked. Who would pay a +/-$10K premium for "a GT350 with a blower on it" while the GT350 is still being made? It would be the tired old GT vs top dog Mustang argument all over again; "I can just buy a GT350 and put a blower on it for cheaper..." Do you see Roush Stage 3 cars flying off dealer lots? They can't use that formula in conjunction with the GT350. A redesigned and updated "GT350 with a blower" called a GT500, sure. But if they just wanted to make a GT350 with a blower, they'd need to stop selling the NA GT350 first.
I disagree. A "Shelby" and a "Roush" are not comparable.
People were paying stupid ADMs on the 2013 GT500 while the 2013 Boss 302 was in production. I know it's not the same powertrain, etc..but served the same purpose.
I'm interested.
I'm on 13COBRA's list, but do to his allocation I will probably have to wait until the second year run.
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